Giro 2014 Field Speculation

[greenedge]

Quintana + 8 from this list

The squad will choose eight riders from Italians Adriano Malori and Eros Capecchi, Polish climber Sylwester Szmyd, Costa Rica's Andrey Amador and Spaniards Fran Ventoso, Pablo Lastras, Igor Antón, Jonathan Castroviejo, Gorka Izagirre and José Herrada.

I don't think he needs all 3 ITT specialists- especially since Dowsett wants to ride the TDF (even though there's no TTT)
I would go- Anton, Lastras, Szmyd, Amador, Capecchi, Malori, Castrajevo and probably Izagirre (Herrada deserves a TDF spot).

This line-up probably means Gadret will ride the TDF.

 

[Peter von]

Damn this thread needs to get updated.

So what should Sky lineup be like?

Is Cavendish still in? I remember he was in doubt.

Cataldo-Siutso-Deignan-Hagen-Rowe-Pate-Puccio-Knees-Dombrowski(or another young climber).
Or something like that, i'm excided to see EBH do his own thing in a Giro again.

Cavendish is still in doubt, Lefevre want's him to do California in stead, probably to keep him and Uran separated, but with the changes in the points system Cav's got another reason to want to go to the Giro. I think he'll do California, Lefevre usually get's his will.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Looks to me like Cav is definitely out (and Petacchi most likely in)

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/petacchi-unable-to-repeat-2009-scheldeprijs-win

'Petacchi explained he will probably race the Tour of Turkey and then the Giro d'Italia. "If I go to the Giro I'll try some sprints because Mark is not in the Giro. Afterwards it's really important to ride the Tour in good condition for Mark. In the Tour, for sure with me, Mark, Steegmans and Renshaw we have a big team."'

 

[Oliver]

Nieve, Deignan, Cataldo, Lopez, Pate, Edmonson, Rowe, Puccio, Sutton, EBH

Don't think Nieve is riding.

Siutsou is riding Giro and is GC leader together with Cataldo.

 

[l.Harm]

http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjUyMzU=

Henao leader I guess?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

with Porte and Horner out, Scarponi and Evans could even have a shot at the podium (while Purito and Quintana battle out for the Pink Jersey)

not a chance in hell

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Nieve, Deignan, Cataldo, Lopez, Pate, Edmonson, Rowe, Puccio, Sutton, EBH

you forget sebatsian henao

 

[ILovecycling]

http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjUyMzU=

Henao leader I guess?

in his first GT?Maybe so,but it would be even more surprising

 

[l.Harm]

Ah mistake

 

[Tour de Berghem]

I think we do not have to forget Uran.
Last year was second after riding half of the Giro in support of Wiggo...

I think he's strongly determinated and for the first year he's got a team supporting him

 

[Wallenquist]

Any news about Guardini ? Any chance for him to ride Giro ?

 

[Oliver]

Any news about Guardini ? Any chance for him to ride Giro ?

Nope, no Giro for him.
Astana is going for GC.

 

[alspacka]

Nope, no Giro for him.
Astana is going for GC.

Scarponi's going for his traditional 4th place.

 

[SafeBet]

Scarponi's going for his traditional 4th place.

Yeah maybe.
But he's not gonna be the first Astana in GC.

 

[alspacka]

Yeah maybe.
But he's not gonna be the first Astana in GC.

How is Aru's TT?

 

[Afrank]

Cataldo-Siutso-Deignan-Hagen-Rowe-Pate-Puccio-Knees-Dombrowski(or another young climber).
Or something like that, i'm excided to see EBH do his own thing in a Giro again.

Dombro definitely won't race the Giro. He'll be in Cali hopefully. Henao probably would be the young climber they would send (as others have said).

 

[vedrafjord]

Putting on my biased nationalistic hat for a second, I'd love to see Philip Deignan get on the Sky team and do well (he broke his collar bone two months ago which won't have helped his training). He's had big problems with illness and injury and is pretty unknown even in his home country, despite winning a stage and getting in the top 10 in the Vuelta a few years ago and top 10 in California, Utah, and the Pro Cycling Challenge last year.

When he signed for Sky, I presumed he was back to being a minor domestique, but the current attrition in the queue of climbers ahead of him could give him more of a free role. I'm getting ahead of myself of course - the team hasn't even been announced yet. I don't know if being Irish will help him get picked for a GT starting in Ireland - I don't see Darth Brailsford working that way, although it's true that Sky (the media company, not the team) have been looking at increasing their footprint in Ireland lately, most notably by buying the rights to show certain hurling and Gaelic football matches. Before Deignan was signed, Fran Millar did say that having an Irish presence would be good from a business/shareholder point of view.

 

[Peter von]

Dombro definitely won't race the Giro. He'll be in Cali hopefully. Henao probably would be the young climber they would send (as others have said).

Definitely is a big word, but after seeing S. Henao is also doing Trentino i'm inclined to agree with you.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

sebastian henao already said weeks aog that he is going to ride the giro

 

[SafeBet]

How is Aru's TT?

He was good last year in Saltara, an extremely hard ITT.

 

[SafeBet]

ASTANA PRO TEAM
Scarponi
Aru
Landa

CANNONDALE
Basso
Viviani

Brajko, Agnoli and Lutsenko should be pretty much confirmed for Astana.
Also, Moser is in for Cannondale, along with Bennett.

 

[janraaskalt]

Brajko, Agnoli and Lutsenko should be pretty much confirmed for Astana.

Preparation for Lutsenko seems to fail however. DNF in MSR and Criterium International. No Pais Vasco, no Ardennes Classics, no Trentino or Romandie (AFAIK). Can't see him starting the Giro.

Edit: I see Lutsenko on the provisional startlist of Fleche Wallonne. So maybe...

 

[Afrank]

Brajko, Agnoli and Lutsenko should be pretty much confirmed for Astana.
Also, Moser is in for Cannondale, along with Bennett.

A little off topic, but would you by any chance happen to know what Moser's target is this season? Ardennes and stage/stages in Giro?

 

[Afrank]

Definitely is a big word, but after seeing S. Henao is also doing Trentino i'm inclined to agree with you.

But I'd say appropriate when talking about Dombrowski this season. He hasn't raced nearly enough to be ready for 3 weeks of racing. And he's been dealing with knee issues again. Cali the wiser option for him.

 

[SafeBet]

A little off topic, but would you by any chance happen to know what Moser's target is this season? Ardennes and stage/stages in Giro?

He's riding Trentino, then Liege.
Then probably targeting stages in the Giro.

He probably doesn't know his targets himself